While it can feel “progressive” to tear down or throw away the old in order to make room for the new, adaptive reuse defines progress...

In the seasons of the year, from snow to greening, flowering, fruiting and harvest, in the seasons of life, from childhood to youth, full...

It is rare for any circumstance to force us completely out of our accumulated habits, patterns and comfort zones – which is exactly what...

Sometimes it could be the smallest, seemingly most insignificant thing, like the comma button falling off your laptop. It turns out to be...

In this age, and perhaps in many ages for completely different reasons, the swastika can evoke deep feelings. The swastika or sauwastika...

I found myself carving a version of this intriguing little symbol in a piece of wood. I was first drawn to the pattern. But being a...

Humanity’s relationship with plastic is rather schizophrenic. It is present in almost every aspect of modern life, from water bottles to...

Most of us have experienced a time when we were deeply involved in trying to reach a goal, or an activity that is challenging but well...

In the West, philosophers write long non-fiction books, often using incomprehensible words and limit their involvement with the world to...

There’s a small building in the centre of Nanjing, sandwiched between an electronics shop and a scooter garage, painted ox-blood red,...

The term ‘davenport’ is first noted in the renowned cabinetmaker of Lancaster, Gillows’ Cost Books in the 1790's. Gillows were a...

One of the most beautiful and evocative of all words is ‘home’. Folded within it are suggestions of safety, understanding, sympathy,...

She held my hand as we walked around the park. And my special charge is a little person – aged three – clutching a knitted rabbit in one...

There is no more common response, after we have been living with our furniture for a few years, than a feeling of intense (though...

I decided to take a few hours to myself to decompress… so without thinking too much, I started to carve a piece of scrap wood… being led...

It is well understood by good parents that life should only ever get so exciting for a baby: after friends have come around and brought...

In the 1950s, Charles and Ray Eames took on a project to design a high-end, luxury chair. It was to be modern, chic, and stylish. It also...

The 'Snelling Line' was Australia's first popular, mass produced range of furniture sold widely through the major department stores from...

Some days… moments of clarity just turn up when you least expect it. Some days… simple questions just come to mind to ponder. Yesterday...